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Disseminated granuloma annulare as a presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Author(s) -
McGREGOR J.M.,
McGIBBON D.H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1992.tb02538.x
Subject(s) - granuloma annulare , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunopathology , dermatology , immunodeficiency , immunology , surgery , immune system
Summary Localized granuloma annulare is the commonest form of a granulomatous dermatosis characterized by flesh coloured or violaceous papules often arranged in rings. Several rarer atypical variants are also reported including disseminated or generalized, subcutaneous and perforating types. There is a predilection for females and a documented association with diabetes mellitus in some cases. Recently it has been suggested that atypical variants of granuloma annulare might be associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We describe a patient presenting with extensive generalized granuloma annulare in whom an underlying diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease was confirmed.